looked at because I was already at Fairmont
Gold, so it was a natural fit. I think they felt
assured that I could execute her requests.”
What’s on the Queen’s rider? Gold and red
flowers from Chile in her room, BBC on the TV,
and copies of The New York Times.
“I don’t consider myself a conventional
thinker,” McLeod says. “My General Manager
[in Winnipeg] and I wanted to do something
for the Queen that would make her stay stand
out from all of the other Fairmont properties.
I thought ‘Why wouldn’t you put Winnie the
Pooh in her room? Winnie the Pooh is from
Winnipeg.’” Clarence left a teddy bear of the
vintage, original version of Winnie the Pooh in
her room during turndown service—and the
Queen loved it. So much so that she requ \